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Genetic health messages in the mass media: do the general public perceive non-personalized genetic health message as personally relevant?
British journal of health psychology - 1 Nov 2010
Smerecnik Chris M R, Mesters Ilse, Candel Math J J M, de Vries Hein, de Vries Nanne K
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OBJECTIVES: Although health messages communicating the role of genetics in health and disease development are increasingly prevalent in our society, no research has examined whether the general public perceives such messages as believable or personally relevant. We examined whether the general public accepted genetic health messages and viewed them personally relevant in promoting their preventive behaviour....
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